An intelligent content management skill that saves and organizes links, articles, and notes into a structured markdown-based reading list.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install read-it-later
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install read-it-later using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Read It Later?
The Read It Later skill is a specialized tool designed to help users capture and retrieve digital content for future reference. By integrating with Openclaw Skills, it acts as a bridge between information discovery and focused consumption. It allows users to save URLs, article snippets, and personal notes directly into a markdown-based storage system, ensuring that data remains portable and easy to manage.
This skill is particularly valuable for developers and researchers who need a lightweight, local-first solution to handle information overload. By utilizing Openclaw Skills to manage the lifecycle of a reading list, users can ensure their saved items are categorized, searchable, and actionable without leaving their primary workspace.
Read It Later Use Cases
- Saving technical articles or documentation URLs to read during deep work sessions.
- Capturing quick text notes or ideas that arise during a coding workflow.
- Organizing a research backlog using automated tags for AI, technology, or business.
- Tracking reading progress by updating item statuses from unread to archived.
- Maintaining project-specific reading lists within local workspaces using Openclaw Skills.
How Read It Later Works
- The skill identifies the appropriate storage path, checking the local workspace first before falling back to the user's home directory.
- It parses user input to extract key metadata including URLs, titles, descriptions, and user-provided tags.
- If a URL is provided, it automatically fetches the webpage content to analyze the primary theme.
- It applies intelligent auto-tagging based on the content analysis, assigning categories like #ai, #tech, or #product.
- The skill appends the entry to the read-it-later.md file using a standardized markdown format for consistency.
- Users can query the list later to filter items by status, tag, or specific keywords through Openclaw Skills.
Read It Later Setup
To activate this skill within Openclaw Skills, ensure your environment allows file operations on markdown files. The skill will manage file creation automatically.
# Optional: Pre-create the storage file in your home directory
touch ~/read-it-later.md
No further configuration is required as the skill dynamically detects the file in your current workspace or home folder.
Read It Later Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill maintains a structured markdown database with the following schema for every entry:
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Category Tag | Enclosed in brackets at the header level (e.g., [#ai]). |
| Title | The primary heading or summary of the item. |
| Source | The origin URL or source description. |
| Added Time | ISO-style timestamp (YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm). |
| Status | Workflow state: Unread, Read, or Archived. |
| Content | A synthesized summary or manual notes. |
Each entry is separated by a markdown horizontal rule for clean parsing by Openclaw Skills.
Read It Later Advanced Features
- Intelligent content crawling for URLs to extract rich summaries and metadata automatically.
- Advanced auto-tagging logic that maps content themes to predefined categories like #yc-combinator or #podcast.
- Workspace-aware storage that prioritizes local project files over global configuration.
- Multi-criteria filtering allowing for complex searches by date ranges and status combinations.
- Direct status management within Openclaw Skills to facilitate easy archiving of completed reads.
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